Federal Railroad Administration September 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Implementation Plan, Including a Request for Approval of a Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Document Number: 2022-20509
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on July 27, 2022, and supplemented on August 4, 2022, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Implementation Plan (PTCIP). The RFA includes a petition seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system. On August 17, 2022, FRA approved, in part, SEPTA's RFA to its PTCIP; however, FRA did not provide a decision on SEPTA's request to discontinue or modify a portion of its signal system at that time, as FRA must seek public comment on that aspect before issuing a decision.
Train Crew Size Safety Requirements
Document Number: 2022-20476
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-09-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
On July 28, 2022, FRA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require establishing safe minimum requirements for the size of train crews, depending on the type of operation. FRA is announcing a 67-day extension to the original comment period, which ends on September 26, 2022, and announcing that it will schedule a public hearing (within the extended comment period) in a forthcoming notification to provide interested persons an opportunity to comment on the proposal and to discuss further development of the regulation.
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program
Document Number: 2022-20475
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is extending the application submittal period for its NOFO for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program (RCE Program) published on July 6, 2022 from October 4, 2022 to October 11, 2022.
Union Pacific Railroad's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2022-20492
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on September 9, 2022, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTCSP.
BNSF Railway Company's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2022-19636
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-12
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on September 2, 2022, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTCSP.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-19594
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-12
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and its expected burden. On April 28, 2022, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2022-19435
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-08
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Risk Reduction Program
Document Number: 2022-19432
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-09-08
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
In response to issues raised by a petition for reconsideration of the Risk Reduction Program (RRP) final rule, FRA is issuing this NPRM to solicit information to help determine whether FRA should retain or remove a provision in the RRP final rule clarifying that contractors who perform a significant portion of a railroad's operations are considered the railroad's directly affected employees for purposes of the RRP rule.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance and Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2022-19441
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-08
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Amendment of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2022-19440
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-08
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program
Document Number: 2022-19004
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-02
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program for Fiscal Year 2022. This notice solicits applications for program funds made available by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This notice also solicits applications for projects under the Magnetic Levitation Technology Deployment Program, funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The opportunity described in this notice is made available under Assistance Listings Number 20.325, ``Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements,'' and Assistance Listings Number 20.318, ``Maglev Project SelectionSAFETEA- LU.''
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